Why Are Politicians Fearful When The Army Chief Speaks? Why are politicians fearful when the army chief speaks? News4masses.com 28 Dec 19 Speaking at the ‘Six Sigma Healthcare Leadership Summit’ last week, the army chief, General Bipin Rawat, stated, ‘Leaders are not those who lead people in inappropriate directions, as we are witnessing in a large number of universities and […]
Pak ignored Pak ignored 27 Dec 19 In a recent statement to the media, the Pak foreign office spokesperson, Muhammad Faisal stated that Islamabad was ready to host the 19th SAARC summit. This comment was made after the visit of their foreign minister, SM Qureshi, to Columbo. He added that ‘only one country, India, has a problem with it and […]
https://www.amarujala.com/columns/opinion/towards-reform-of-defense-management?src=top-lead Appointing a CDS (English version) Amar Uajala 26 Dec 19 Post the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) meeting on 24 Dec, the government announced that it has approved the creation of a post of a four-star General as the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS). The name of the CDS has yet to be announced. This has been done over […]
https://epaper.thestatesman.com/2478151/Bhubaneswar-The-Statesman/24TH-DECEMBER-2019#page/7/2 Battle between army and judiciary in Pakistan 24 Dec 19 Two recent judgements in Pakistan have led to speculations. The first is the supreme court judgement which has placed the extension of the Pak army chief in the hands of the senate and the second has been the death sentence awarded to Musharraf. While the army was silent on […]
https://cenjows.gov.in/article-detail?id=229 The global power of India CENJOWS 23 Dec 19 Post the abrogation of Article 370 there were comments from across the globe for India to lift all bans including the communication ban imposed in the valley and free all detainees, including political detainees. There were also comments that all juvenile detainees be released, based on fake information being spread […]
https://cenjows.gov.in/article-detail?id=228 Funds crunch affecting the armed forces 19 Dec 19 Late President APJ Abdul Kalam had stated on 09 Dec 2006 to the passing out cadets of IMA, ‘National security is born out of two important components. One is economic growth and prosperity; second is the capability to defend the nation against all types of threats.’ As the economy grows, […]
Striking ordnance factories Striking ordnance factories 18 Dec 19 Nearly 82,000 employees of 41 ordnance factories will once again proceed on strike after talks with a high-level committee failed to convince employee unions of the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) on the government’s reasons for planned corporatisation. They had withdrawn their strike in August, after assurance by the ministry that their […]
https://epaper.thestatesman.com/2467391/Bhubaneswar-The-Statesman/17TH-DECEMBER-2019#page/7/2 Will America learn from the Pakistan lesson 17 Dec 19 Last week, The Washington Post published US government papers covering the period of the Bush and Obama administration, under the title ‘The Afghanistan Papers’. This collection of over 2000 pages, comprise interviews with senior US officials and others directly involved in the Afghanistan conflict. These interviews were conducted by […]
https://cenjows.gov.in/article-detail?id=227 India and the island states CENJOWS 12 Dec 19 Maldives, Sri Lanka, Mauritius and Seychelles are four island states with whom India should have had excellent relations. India has always in some form been involved with them. During the 1980s, India’s military or intelligence service helped ward off coup attempts in Mauritius (1983), the Maldives (1988), and Seychelles (1986). […]
http://www.rakshaknews.com/vishesh/1971-the-week-to-remember-the-glorious-victory Recollecting India’s glorious victory (English Version) Rakshak News 11 Dec 19 48 years ago, this week, operations against Pakistan were moving at a fast pace. On 16 Dec 1971, the Pak army in the then East Pakistan surrendered to the combined Indian forces and the Mukti Bahini. The surrender document read, ‘The Pakistan Eastern Command agree to surrender all […]